Government & Passenger Rail

Especially in recent years our practice has increasingly involved public
agencies and contractors providing passenger-related services. The resurgent
interest in passenger rail transportation has resulted in many state and local
governments undertaking both capital and operational “public/private partnership”
projects. Fletcher & Sippel attorneys have represented several state Departments
of Transportation and a number of local governments in pursuing both passenger and
freight projects to acquire and operate lines of railroads. We have represented
contract operators of commuter services in both their operations and their bidding to
obtain operating contracts. In the course of these representations, we have developed
expertise in government contracting and transit funding issues and programs. We have
also represented governmental bodies in connection with disputes with freight
railroads and Amtrak